VITA Suprinity

VITA Suprinity, a zirconia-reinforced lithium silicate ceramic from Vident, Brea, Calif. (www.vident.com), was displayed for the first time in the U. S. The new-generation ceramic has 10 times the zirconium-dioxide content of traditional CAD/CAM glass ceramic, as well as a fine-grained and homogeneous structure.
The material is referred to as a “new generation of glass ceramic” and is designed for anterior and posterior crowns, implant restorations, as well as inlays, onlays, and veneers.
The material will be available in the U. S. later this year and will work in a select list of milling machines including the CEREC/inLab MC XL, Amann Girrbach Ceramill Motion 2, and the KaVo Arctica 2.

D900L Scanner

The D900L, a new scanner from 3Shape, Warren, N. J. (www.3shape.com), features an interior with room for fully articulated models and large impression trays. The optics include 4 x 5.0-MP cameras for fast scans with powerful color capture, enhanced details, and implant-bar accuracy.

Multi FZ — Multilayered zirconia

Multi FZ, a multilayered zirconia from Custom Automated Prosthetics, Stoneham, Mass. (www.cap-us.com/multi), lets dentists make esthetic, multicolored, high-strength (1,100-Mpa flexural strength), milled zirconia restorations without dipping or green-state shading.
The 98-mm discs mimic natural dentition with cervical, body, and enamel shading, and a “blend zone” between colors. Discs for four or five-axis milling are competitively priced and come in three different colors including white to match 16 Vita shades and bleach shades. Multi FZ is also available as a service through the company’s milling center.

Juvora Dental DIsc

The framework of this partial denture is milled from the Juvora Dental Disc made of PEEK-Optima, a high-purity polymer from Juvora Dental, U. K. (www.juvoradental.com). Being touted as the “new zirconia,” PEEK (polyetherether ketone) is lightweight, biocompatible, radiolucent, and resists wear and abrasion. Its elastic properties are similar to those of human bone. It can be milled to fabricate full and partial dentures and implant overdentures.

DWX-4 Compact Dental Mill Accessories

Roland DGA Corp., Irvine, Calif. (www. rolanddga.com), introduced two accessories for its DWX-4 compact dental mill: an expanded four-position tool changer and a multipin clamp.
The tool changer lets the DWX-4 support up to four different tool sizes for precise unattended milling of crowns, copings, and bridges. The clamp lets the machine mill up to four different pin-type materials simultaneously, accommodating differences in material composition and color. The pin lets prosthetics for four different patients be produced in a single production run, saving time, labor, and costs.

VeroGlaze dental material

VeroGlaze, a new dental material from Stratasys, Minneapolis, can be used in conjunction with all open intra-oral, impression, and plaster scanners. The material is optimized for 3D printing models for crowns, bridge restorations, diagnostic wax-ups, and try-in veneers. VeroGlaze makes 3D prints of dental models with precise A2 teeth color shade to produce natural-looking dental models.
The material is for use with the Objet EdenV and OrthoDesk line of 3D Printers, which print ultrafine 16-μm layers.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of one of the largest trade shows in the U. S. for the dental-laboratory profession.

LAB DAY, which travels to three locations throughout the year, raked in over 3,200 laboratory owners, managers, technicians, and dentists to the Chicago show this February. Here’s a look at some of the highlighted products ranging from PEEK-based dentures to compact milling machines.